A motorcycle ministry is on a ‘roaring’ mission to Israel.
On Nov 6, a group of tattooed Texans on a mission of solidarity roared up to Israel’s Temple Mount and joined Orthodox Jews praying at the Western Wall — all that remains of Solomon’s Temple.
Beliefnet News reported that the bikers, part of ‘Mission M25’, an Amarillo-based motorcycle ministry were in Israel as they felt the need to go stand in solidarity with Israel.
The bikers’ ministry “provides identity and connectivity for ministers and ministries of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church,” according to director Gary Burd.
Although Mission M25 ordinarily focuses on US military veterans, prison convicts and the homeless, however after riding en mass to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., several members felt they were supposed to express solidarity with Israel.
However, it was easier said than done. As many as 71 Harley-Davidson motorcycles had to be shipped in containers from Texas to Israel. Thanks to the Israel Tourism Ministry’s co-operation, everything went well.
On Sunday the 71 roared up to the Western Wall in Jerusalem in the late afternoon.
“The group of 71 tattooed pilgrims,” reported Israel’s TV Channel 7 Arutz Sheva, rode their Harleys into the ancient city and stood at the Western Wall, “where its members prayed for the safety of the Jewish people and Israel, while holding a moment of silence for Israel and America’s fallen soldiers.
“Upon arriving at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport last week, the group presented the Israeli Tourism Commissioner, Haim Gutin with a signature leather vest,” reported the TV station.
“The motorcyclists are on a 10-day tour of Israel, visiting much of the country with a police escort guide. On Sunday, the group drove from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, stopping at the Armored Corps Museum in Latrun along the way, the site of important battles in the 1948 War of Independence.
“In addition to the bikes, the mission also brought with them over $600,000 in medical aid which they passed on to an Israeli non-governmental organization, according to Burd,” reported Channel 7. Beliefnet News | Read more
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